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In March 2012, the then army chief, General V.K. Singh had warned that the country’s security was at risk as 97 percent of the air defence inventory was “obsolete”. The Indian Army has commenced a defence procurement process for purchasing air defence guns that can

For its Air Defence (AD), the Indian Army has given its sanction for prototype development of ‘MEAT’ (Manoeuvrable Expendable Aerial Target) under the `Make II’ Category. According to a senior army officer, “For giving realistic training to the men during annual exercises there is a

Russia has lodged a protest over India’s decision to disquality its two munitions systems from the $1.6 billion Army program, spurring newfound tensions between the two allies. During a meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation in New Delhi Thursday, visiting Russia

The 1.3-million strong Indian Army is now sharpening its entire war-fighting strategy, ranging from creation of agile integrated battle groups (IBGs) and expansive cyber warfare capabilities to induction plans for launch-on-demand micro satellites, directed-energy weapons, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and the like. India is currently

In the first week of November, an apprehensive Indian Air Force (IAF) wrote to defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman to underline that the political controversy around the Rafale deal should not endanger the purchase of the fighters from France, a senior defence ministry official aware of

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday said there are women officers engaged in exercises like mining and de-mining operations and also manning the air defence system, but cited difficulties in assigning them frontline combat role. He said that in frontline combat there are risks

A new documentary by Major General G D Bakshi (retd) on Battle at Rezang La of the 1962 Sino-Indian war is aiming to bring back the focus on the valiant fight of the Indian Army against the Chinese forces in the face of overwhelming odds

India may prune by half a potential order to import hi-tech unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the United States due to financial constraints, two government officials familiar with the Navy’s modernisation plans said on Sunday. Instead of pursuing the navy’s original requirement of 22 MQ-9B

Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday said women are not ready for combat roles and gave reasons like they have the responsibility of raising kids and a woman officer would feel uncomfortable at the frontline and accuse jawans of peeping as she changes clothes.

The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is an audit watchdog consisting of MPs, released a report on Friday (14 December) lambasting government-owned defence manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), among other entities, for its lacklustre performance in delivering units of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)

India has 130 to 140 nuclear warheads—and more are coming, according to a new report. “India is estimated to have produced enough military plutonium for 150 to 200 nuclear warheads, but has likely produced only 130 to 140,” according to Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda

The highest ‘all clear’ was pronounced today in India’s 2016 deal for 36 Rafale fighter aircraft. Presented with a raft of petitions over the last few months questioning the current Narendra Modi government’s selection process, price negotiations, choice of offsets partner — and directly alleging corruption

The Indian Navy has selected the US General Atomics EMALS for its second aircraft carrier, IAC II, which should be operational in about 10 years. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba told India Strategic in an interaction that the case for EMALS, or Electromagnetic

The Air Force has 13.09 per cent of women officers, the highest among all three forces, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said Wednesday. The Army has 3.80 per cent of women officers, while the Navy has six per cent of women officers, he

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will make history next week when a Russian-origin AN 32 transport plane will be formally flight tested using a mix of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and bio-fuel. The plane will fly from the IAF base at Chandigarh with a blend

Can a dead rocket in space be anything but debris? Isro believes it might actually be useful. Feted for its frugality and tech savvy, the Indian Space Research Organisation is working on a new technology where it will use the last stage of the PSLV

A grant of Rs 1 lakh would be given to every school, college and educational institute affiliated with the CBSE, PSEB and ICSE, whose students would join the National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy or the Officer Training Academy. Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal

Ashok Leyland, which is one of the largest suppliers of wheeled military vehicles to the Indian Army, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Elbit Systems, an Israel-based international defence electronics company. As part of this agreement, Ashok Leyland will provide High Mobility Vehicles

In June 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump underlined the central function of India and the USA in sustaining peace and stability within the Indo-Pacific area. Recalling the tenets of the UN Constitution, the 2 leaders emphasised the underlying significance of

The former Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General (retd) D.S. Hooda’s comments about the “surgical strikes” have triggered another bout of political recrimination. However, the furore over the general’s observations on “overhype” and politicisation of military operations has drowned out his more important points about the

The Advanced Life Support System (ALSP) was taken up to match the state-of-the-art systems by employing innovative and advanced technologies for enhancing combat efficiency of pilots flying fighter aircraft and helicopters. Under the project, prototypes have been realised and technologies like On-Board Inert Gas Generation

Among the 80 foreign gentleman cadets (FGC), who passed out on Saturday from IMA, there was a 24-year-old Afghan soldier who is eager to carry forward his father’s legacy. Father of Mohammed Raheb Rashid, who was among 49 Afghan gentleman cadets, fought as a Mujahideen

Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Devraj Anbu has said the security forces would not hesitate to launch another surgical strike against terrorists if the need to do so arises. “The surgical strike on militant launchpads across the border was a show of strength by our

Britain’s most advanced warship has joined forces with the Indian Navy’s state-of-the-art Destroyer Kolkata for exercise Konkan. Before they struck out to sea together, the two destroyers met in Mormugoa, Goa, to prepare. Exercise Konkan saw the two ships flex their Commonwealth maritime powers as

In a first, Prime Minister Imran Khan has acknowledged that the 2008 Mumbai terror attack was perpetrated by Pakistani terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. “I have asked our government to find out the status of the case. Resolving that case is in our interest because it was

“The military leadership must guard against becoming a tool in the hands of politicians. We can’t take military action to suit someone politically,” Lt Gen DS Hooda (retd), the Northern Army Commander at the helm of surgical strikes in September 2016, said, adding that though

At a time when the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is making fast progress in the field of missiles, the Indian Army is planning to scrap a project worth over Rs 3,000 crore to acquire more than 4,000 Israeli Spike anti-tank missiles and go

Pakistan’s military is making an unusually strong effort to mend ties with arch-rival India, as top generals worry about a deteriorating economy amid fractious relations with U.S. President Donald Trump. Current and former Pakistani military officials have told Bloomberg that both a slowing economy and

Daulat Singh Kothari, the scientific advisor to the Defence Minister from 1948 to 1961 and Father of Defence Sciences in India, made a critical observation in 1958. Ballistic missiles, he believed, posed a grave threat to not just India, but all humanity for they are

India’s military has secured the fourth position on a global index of 136 countries ranked on the basis of their military capabilities, trailing behind United States, Russia and China. While India has maintained its position among the top five nations in the Global Firepower (GFP)